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Obesity Health Alliance analysis reveals soaring costs of obesity as junk food companies pour millions into advertising

10 October 2017
The Obesity Health Alliance, of which the °µÍø½ûÇø is a steering group member, have published an analysis research revealing the money spent on junk food advertising far outweighs the amount Government is able to spend on healthy eating campaigns, leading to an unbalanced environment pushing us towards...
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Neonatal care improving, but key measures show variation in care

21 September 2017
The latest National Neonatal Audit Programme report (NNAP), published today by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (°µÍø½ûÇø), shows improvements in care for preterm babies in England, Scotland and Wales, but also reveals variations in service delivery which means many babies are still no...
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Child safety fears and long waiting times highlighted as Royal College calls for more doctors in the community

6 September 2017
A new report, published today by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (°µÍø½ûÇø) and the British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH), highlights an alarming 25% shortfall in the number of community paediatricians.
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Scottish workforce report finds one in four paediatric units closed to new admissions due to staffing concerns

23 August 2017
A new report, released today by the °µÍø½ûÇø, found that one in four Scottish paediatric inpatient units, and more than 40% of Scottish neonatal units, closed their doors to new admissions in the 12 months to October 2015 due to concerns over staffing. As part of the report’s recommendations, the °µÍø½ûÇø...
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Government childhood obesity plan one year on: end of year report says ‘some good progress but must try harder’

17 August 2017
Despite some good progress, ‘must try harder’ is the assessment of the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) in a report card released today to mark one year since the launch of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan. The OHA, which is made up of over 40 leading health charities, medical royal colleges and...
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Local Government Association calls for urgent action on childhood obesity following increase in children with Type 2 diabetes

14 August 2017
Ahead of the first anniversary of the publication of the Government’s childhood obesity plan the Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for urgent action to tackle childhood obesity, given the rising rates of children diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Although not every case of Type 2 diabetes ...